Rim for elastic wheel tires



May 20, 1924. l 1,494,888 F. E. CLARK Y RIM FOR ELASTIC WHEEL TIRES .Filed Sept. 27, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 /7u /xff W50/zafirl uw W May 2o, 1924. l 1,494,888

* E. CLARK RIM FOR ELASTIC WHEEL TIRES Filed Sept. 27, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 v aucun/gl Patented May 20, 1924.

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f FREDRIGKYAEUsTACE'CLARK, or HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA. "j v i RIM FonnLAs'rrowHEEL-TIRES. l'

Application led :September 27, 1922. Serial No.'590,869l

To all whom it mctyconcerm: a y f Beit known thatrl, FREDRTCK'YE. CLARK,

citizen of t-he United v States, residing at being detachable from thewheel without completely deflating the tire. j y Y a It is usual to spli't'the wheel rim transversely or to make it in sections and to connect these sections circumferentially. to form A a completerim.: This weakens .the rim considerably and it is necessary to resort to special means for rigidly securing the ends of the sections together and this again makes the rim comparatively heavy in order to obtain suflicient strength at `the joints.

The rim kconstituting the subject `matter of the present invention on the other hand has no break transversely.' This rim is instead splitalong a central plane of a Wheel between Aits two" side anges or in other words the rim is rformed by two annular halves joined together in the middle and without interruption of its peripheries.

In the accompanying drawings one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and

Fig. 1 shows a perspective view of the rim;

'F ig. 2 is a fragmentary transverse section of a wheel with the rim and tire assembled; e

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side view and partial section of the wheel with the rim and tire assembled;

Fig. 4L is a section of a rim adapted for receivinga clincher tire, and

Y Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view of the rim which shows wavy edge connections between the halves providing a firmer grip between the two halves.

As seen in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 the rim consists of two mating halves l() and 11, each having a side iiange 12 and 13 and a bottom portion 14: and 15. The bottom portions are joined along a medial line 35 situated in the central plane of the wheel and lthe two halves as described so far are symmetrical on both sides of this central plane. The distance 1between the outer flanges 12 and 13 when the rim.

Each of theriignihalves vis an inwardly directed ledge y17 betweenwhich theffelly v18-of the wheelfproper engages.l

vAround the inner peripheryof therim half' 11 arepivoted as Aat 19 a plurality .of hooks 20 equally spaced and these hooks are intended tofengage corresponding` studsf2l furnished in the other rim half 10opposite to thehooks 20'. At 2 2 is shown a lug jon .each of `the two rim halves whichlugs Vare intended to engage in a recess 23 formed in the.rim.halvesfare-asseinbled isjieolual'tothe-vr width 'of .the tirej shoe 16 intended. 'to'.fitg'in the felly 18, see'V Fig. 3. This lugis provided y for. the purpose of preventingthecreeping of the rim around vthe felly.

AtY 24is shown an apertureadaptedito receive the air valve 25 on,I the pneumatic tire 29,.' this `aperture 'being situated in the central plane ofthe wheel` is formedv by a semi-circular notch cut in. each half of` the rim. n: y l,

YThe medialwlin'e 35.alongnvhich theftwo 'halves 10 and. 11 of the rim are divided, is

seen in Fig. l1 to co-incide with the. central plane` of thepwheel, butin Fig. 5v this linev 26 is shown u-ndulated, or in other words,

ridges. and. valleys fare` provided alternately along this central plane, so that in this Vmanner the two halves obtain a more secureI grip circumferentially with each other and the strain on the hooks 20and the lugs 22 is accordingly considerably lessened.

In Fig. 4 is shownY a rim adapted to beV used with clincher tires and for that reason the flanges 27 and 28 are turned toward each other instead of awayrfromeach other as.V

shown in Fig. 2. Y

It is evident that this rim construction is suitable both for wooden and steel wheels and that no modification is needed to' titll either one.

It will be readily seen that the mounting and dismounting of the rims and pneufv thereof, care being taken thatA the vlug 22 engages in the recess 23 provided for this purpose, this recess having to run\'across the felly in which it is made. The pneuioo llO"

the saine in the felly 1K8. The outerlialf l()y Yof Ythe rim is now pushed over the telly in between the same and the inner periphery of the shoe 16 whereupon the hooks 20 are swung into engagement with the studs 21 in the'outer half 10 of the rim;r Sufficient space must Aloe providedin'the telly 18 forpassing the end of thehooks 20 over the studs and for that reason a. narrow slot S has to be. provided in the outer pe- Vriphery of the telly for each'ot the hooks 20.

TheV inner tube may now be fully inlated, when the tire and rim will be securely held onV the Afelly and no creeping can'n take place. It is Yevident that the danger o'fiims splitting in radial .direction is in this manner entirely eliminated o and accidents prevented, which otherwise may beof a: very serious nature if one of the rim sections should get loose when the automobile is speeding along the road.

At Blis shown a bolt with washer 32 yand nut 33 running transversely through the'wooden felly in ythefwheel in the usual manner. 4This bolt engages inl a notch or recessformed in the lugs 22 which makes the connection between the wheel, telly and the rim sections still more secure.

Inv` some cases the washer 32 for the bolt v1 or rectangular shape,`

the two sections locked.

upon inflated ready for use to be attachedv 31 preferably engages the inner'rim section l1 to prevent side slipping between Ithe rim and the wliee-lfelly, three or more bolts being lprovided for lthis purpose. washers 32, which a'repreferably of square should be large enough to cover the recess y23 formed in the elly 18. e ,Y

It will be evident that one of the `rim sections may then beV laid on the groundfor assembling theY pneumatic tire andthe shoe or casing withithe'inner tube in place, will then be `slippedvover 'the' inner section of the rim, whereuponthe outer sectionis putin place last andthe hooks connecting The tire is thereA to the wheel telly when needed.

Having thus described the invention7 what is claimed as new is:

In a wheel' construction, a rim compris-V ing two mating-annular sectionsY abuttingy along a medial circumferential line, each of said sections including a cylindrical bottom portion, an outwardly directed annular flangeon said bottom portion adapted to engage the tire, and a narrow in-K wai'dly directed annular ledge on the inner side of said bottom portion and offset transveisely with regard to said flange, said ledge being adapted to engage directly with thewheel telly, and cooperating means on the bottom portion of's'aid 'sections for locking the vsame together and to the Wheel felly; whereby the wheel 'telly is tightly gripped lbetween said ledges. i

In testimony whereoI ailix my signature.`

FREDRICK EUSTACE CLARK. [Lsg The 

